shand
See also: Shand
English
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Etymology
From Middle English shande, schande, schonde, from Old English sċeand, sċand (“shame, disgrace, infamy, ignominy, confusion; a shameful, infamous, or abominable thing; that which brings disgrace, scandal, disgraceful thing; a bad or infamous person, a buffoon, charlatan, wretch, imposter, recreant”), from Proto-Germanic *skandō (“shame, disgrace”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱem- (“to cover, hide, conceal”). Cognate with Dutch schande (“shame, disgrace, reproach, dishonour, scandal”), German Schande (“shame, disgrace, ignominity, dishonour”). Related to shame, shend.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ænd
Noun
shand (uncountable)
Adjective
shand (comparative more shand, superlative most shand)
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